Syria: blast reported near UN convoy

Free Syrian Army members from the al-Faruq Brigade carry the body of one of their comrades to the Khaled Ibn al-Walid mosque for his funeral in the al-Khalidiyah neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs on May 3, 2012. The UN admitted a shaky three-week-old truce in Syria is not holding but said the number of observers would be doubled within days.

A huge blast hit vehicles accompanying United Nations cease-fire monitors in Syria, according to witnesses and a local report, said Reuters.

The explosion took place outside the southern city of Deraa early today, with witnesses telling BBC News that the blast shattered truck windows and injured several Syrian soldiers.